New University of Tennessee Athletic Director John Currie and new UT Chancellor Beverly Davenport hold a news conference in Thompson-Boling Arena on March 2, 2017.

Tennessee announced Wednesday that Beverly Davenport has been fired as UT's chancellor, and she will be transitioned to a faculty position after July 1. Her tenure in charge of the university lasted 14½ months, and she stewarded UT during an eventful period for the athletic department.

Here are five memorable Vols athletic-related dates from the Davenport era.

Two weeks into her role as chancellor, Davenport announced her first major hire. She tapped Currie as athletic director from a candidate pool that included former Vols football coach Phillip Fulmer and Chattanooga athletic director David Blackburn, a former UT administrator.

"As I said when we began this process, we were looking for the best candidate," Davenport said in a news release announcing the hire, "and we feel strongly that we have him in John Currie. John exemplifies all the qualities we were seeking in an athletics director."

Currie returned to Tennessee after eight years as Kansas State's AD. He had previously been an administrator within UT's athletic department before going to lead the Wildcats. Currie replaced Dave Hart.

In a move that was widely celebrated, Currie and Davenport announced that the Lady Vols nickname and logo would be restored for all UT sports.

Hart and former UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek announced in 2014 that the Lady Vols nickname and brand would be dropped for all women's sports except basketball. The transition took effect in 2015 in a move that Cheek said created "brand consistency."

The change was met by backlash from numerous Lady Vols supporters who started a movement to restore the brand.

"What I learned over and over again is this is our legacy, this is something that celebrates women, women's excellence and women's hard-fought challenges to be on equal par with men," Davenport said the day the brand was restored.

"I want everybody to remember the University of Tennessee is a place where women can thrive and win."

Firing Jones amid his fifth season at UT was Currie's call. Davenport weighed in on Twitter and offered her expectation for the coaching search that was to follow.

"We wish Butch and his family all the best in the future," she wrote. "I have full confidence in Athletic Director John Currie and his ability to lead a search for our next (football) coach. I know that John is committed to finding the best person to lead our program in the future."

Currie, who had never hired a football coach, said he would not use a search firm to assist him in his efforts to replace Jones, who went 34-27 as Tennessee's coach.

A fan holds a sign reading "No Schiano!" during a gathering of Vol fans reacting to the possible hiring of Ohio State Buckeyes defensive coordinator Greg Schiano for UT head coach outside of Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Sunday, November 26, 2017.

Currie thought he had his man on Nov. 26, when he and Schiano, Ohio State's defensive coordinator, signed a memorandum of understanding that would have made Schiano the Vols' next coach.

But news of the impending hire leaked and was met by a wave of backlash from some fans, donors and politicians who were uncomfortable about Schiano's past as an assistant in the 1990s at Penn State, where he worked on staff with Jerry Sandusky. Sandusky was convicted in 2012 of 45 counts of child sex abuse. Former Penn State staffer Mike McQueary offered hearsay testimony that he was told by a different staffer that Schiano knew about one of Sandusky's acts. Schiano denied having any knowledge of Sandusky's crimes, and McQueary's testimony has never been proven, but the Penn State connection was enough to cause blowback that stalled the deal.

Davenport addressed Currie's botched attempt to hire Schiano with a statement the following day.

“I deeply regret the events of yesterday for everyone involved," Davenport said in the statement. "The university remains steadfast in its commitment to excellence, and I look forward to John Currie continuing the search to bring the next head football coach to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.”

University of Tennessee Chancellor Beverly Davenport and Phillip Fulmer, left, hold a news conference on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 after Fulmer was named acting athletic director.

UT administrators, including Davenport, lost contact with Currie for several hours on Nov. 30 while Currie made a cross-country flight from North Carolina to California in pursuit of Washington State coach Mike Leach.

Currie had been slated to remain in North Carolina to try to close a deal that would have made Dave Doeren the Vols' coach. Instead, Currie slipped off the radar, and Doeren signed a new deal with North Carolina State.

After learning of Currie's movements to California, Davenport ordered Currie to return to Knoxville. She suspended him with pay the next morning and appointed Fulmer as AD.

Currie lasted eight months in charge of the athletic department.

“When there are high expectations about a great place, those high expectations come with challenges," Davenport said Dec. 1 at a news conference announcing her decision. "And challenges require tough decisions. Today required one of those decisions.”

Fulmer completed the coaching search, hiring Jeremy Pruitt, who was Alabama's defensive coordinator, on Dec. 7. Tennessee reached a $2.5 million settlement with Currie in March, ending his employment.

New University of Tennessee athletics director John Currie, left, and chancellor Beverly Davenport speak on stage during a ceremony introducing Currie on March 2, 2017, in Thompson-Boling Arena.

Tennessee Director of Athletics John Currie speaks during a press conference announcing new information concerning the Tennessee Lady Vols name, logo and brand at the Ray & Lucy Hand Digital Studio on the UT campus in Knoxville, Tennessee on Thursday, September 14, 2017.

Tennessee Head Coach Butch Jones reacts during the game during the Tennessee Volunteers vs. Georgia Bulldogs game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 30, 2017.